Canada  September 9, 2012

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Canada Charity Partners

Yoga Aid supports a small number of charities in each country, with an emphasis on local charities

imagine1day is a growing global community of people making passionate contributions to ensure all Ethiopians have access to quality education funded free of foreign aid by 2030. With a passion for possibility, we work hand in hand with communities to develop leaders and income generation models that will ensure the financial and human capital required to sustain our schools for generations of children to come.

With solid base funding to cover operating costs, imagine1day spends 100% of every dollar contributed on its projects. imagine1day does not just benefit Ethiopia: it empowers its contributors to combine their passions and talents to make a difference in the world.


Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.

In over 80 countries, CARE works with the poorest communities to improve basic health and education, enhance rural livelihoods and food security, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity, help vulnerable people adapt to climate change and provide lifesaving assistance during emergencies.

CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls living in poverty because, equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. To learn more, visit www.care.ca


AYP empowers young people in Africa's urban slums through Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga, innovating a replicable model that creates jobs, improves health and develops leaders. AYP uses three fundamental aspects of yoga to create lasting change in communities: Unity, Possibility and Non-Violence. Thousands of students in Kenya and Nairobi, many of whom have been personally affected by HIV/AIDS and living on less than $2 per day have had the opportunity to develop their lives, communities and livelihoods by participating in the activities of the Africa Yoga Project. AYP teaches over 200 free outreach classes weekly, reaching over 16,000 at risk youth per month.

Wide reaching and inclusive, the project introduces young people to the balancing practice of yoga but also provides educational scholarships, job training, food stipends and health based outreach programs. Their inspiring work promotes peace, community, wellness and hope for the world's most vulnerable population - youth from urban slums.